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For an angel of the Lord came down from heaven, rolled aside the stone, and sat on it. <a href="/esv/matthew/28.htm">English Standard Version</a> And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. <a href="/bsb/matthew/28.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Suddenly there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, rolled away the stone, and sat on it. <a href="/blb/matthew/28.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord, having descended out of heaven and having come, rolled away the stone and was sitting upon it. <a href="/kjv/matthew/28.htm">King James Bible</a> And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it. <a href="/nkjv/matthew/28.htm">New King James Version</a> And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat on it. <a href="/nasb_/matthew/28.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And behold, a severe earthquake had occurred, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled away the stone, and sat upon it. <a href="/nasb/matthew/28.htm">NASB 1995</a> And behold, a severe earthquake had occurred, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled away the stone and sat upon it. <a href="/nasb77/matthew/28.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And behold, a severe earthquake had occurred, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled away the stone and sat upon it. <a href="/lsb/matthew/28.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled away the stone and sat upon it. <a href="/amp/matthew/28.htm">Amplified Bible</a> And a great earthquake had occurred, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled away the stone [from the opening of the tomb], and sat on it. <a href="/csb/matthew/28.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> There was a violent earthquake, because an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and approached the tomb. He rolled back the stone and was sitting on it. <a href="/hcsb/matthew/28.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Suddenly there was a violent earthquake, because an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and approached the tomb. He rolled back the stone and was sitting on it. <a href="/asv/matthew/28.htm">American Standard Version</a> And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled away the stone, and sat upon it. <a href="/cev/matthew/28.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Suddenly a strong earthquake struck, and the Lord's angel came down from heaven. He rolled away the stone and sat on it. <a href="/erv/matthew/28.htm">English Revised Version</a> And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled away the stone, and sat upon it. <a href="/gwt/matthew/28.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Suddenly, there was a powerful earthquake. An angel of the Lord had come down from heaven, rolled the stone away, and was sitting on it. <a href="/gnt/matthew/28.htm">Good News Translation</a> Suddenly there was a violent earthquake; an angel of the Lord came down from heaven, rolled the stone away, and sat on it. <a href="/isv/matthew/28.htm">International Standard Version</a> Suddenly, there was a powerful earthquake, because an angel of the Lord had come down from heaven, approached the stone, rolled it away, and was sitting on top of it. <a href="/msb/matthew/28.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Suddenly there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, rolled away the stone from the entrance, and sat on it. <a href="/net/matthew/28.htm">NET Bible</a> Suddenly there was a severe earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descending from heaven came and rolled away the stone and sat on it. <a href="/nheb/matthew/28.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> And look, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from the sky, and came and rolled away the stone, and sat on it. <a href="/wbt/matthew/28.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it. <a href="/wey/matthew/28.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> But to their amazement there had been a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord had descended from Heaven, and had come and rolled back the stone, and was sitting upon it. <a href="/web/matthew/28.htm">World English Bible</a> Behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from the sky and came and rolled away the stone from the door and sat on it. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/matthew/28.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and behold, there came a great earthquake, for a messenger of the LORD, having come down out of Heaven, having come, rolled away the stone from the door, and was sitting on it, <a href="/blb/matthew/28.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord, having descended out of heaven and having come, rolled away the stone and was sitting upon it. <a href="/ylt/matthew/28.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and lo, there came a great earthquake, for a messenger of the Lord, having come down out of heaven, having come, did roll away the stone from the door, and was sitting upon it, <a href="/slt/matthew/28.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And, behold, there was a great shaking; for a messenger of the Lord, having come down out of heaven, having come near, rolled away the stone from the door, and sat above it.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/matthew/28.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And behold there was a great earthquake. For an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and coming, rolled back the stone, and sat upon it. <a href="/cpdv/matthew/28.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And behold, a great earthquake occurred. For an Angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and as he approached, he rolled back the stone and sat down on it. <a href="/nabre/matthew/28.htm">New American Bible</a> And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, approached, rolled back the stone, and sat upon it. <a href="/nrsvce/matthew/28.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> And suddenly there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord, descending from heaven, came and rolled back the stone and sat on it.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/matthew/28.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And behold, a great earthquake took place; for the angel of the Lord came down from heaven, and went up and rolled away the stone from the door, and sat on it. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/28.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And behold there was a great earthquake, for The Angel of THE LORD JEHOVAH descended from Heaven, and he came, he rolled the stone from the entrance and sat upon it.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/matthew/28.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And behold, there had been a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord having descended from heaven, came and rolled away the stone from the door, and sat upon it. <a href="/godbey/matthew/28.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel descending from heaven, having come rolled away the stone from the door, and sat upon it. <a href="/haweis/matthew/28.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> And, lo! there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descending from heaven, came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it. <a href="/mace/matthew/28.htm">Mace New Testament</a> now there had been a great earthquake; for an angel of the lord descending from heaven, was come, and had rolled away the stone from the door, and was sitting upon it. <a href="/wey/matthew/28.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> But to their amazement there had been a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord had descended from Heaven, and had come and rolled back the stone, and was sitting upon it. <a href="/worrell/matthew/28.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And, behold, there occurred a great commotion; for an angel of the Lord, descending out of Heaven, and coming near, rolled away the stone, and was sitting upon it. <a href="/worsley/matthew/28.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> and behold, there had been a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descending from heaven, had come and rolled away the stone from the door, and was sitting upon it: <a href="/parallel/matthew/28-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=9095" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/matthew/28.htm">The Resurrection</a> 1After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. 2<a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: Kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/2400.htm" title="2400: idou (V-AMA-2S) -- See! Lo! Behold! Look! Second person singular imperative middle voice of eido; used as imperative lo!">Suddenly</a> <a href="/greek/1096.htm" title="1096: egeneto (V-AIM-3S) -- A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.">there was</a> <a href="/greek/3173.htm" title="3173: megas (Adj-NMS) -- Large, great, in the widest sense. ">a great</a> <a href="/greek/4578.htm" title="4578: seismos (N-NMS) -- A shaking (as an earthquake); a storm. From seio; a commotion, i.e. a gale, an earthquake.">earthquake,</a> <a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="1063: gar (Conj) -- For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.">for</a> <a href="/greek/32.htm" title="32: angelos (N-NMS) -- From aggello; a messenger; especially an angel; by implication, a pastor.">an angel</a> <a href="/greek/2962.htm" title="2962: Kyriou (N-GMS) -- Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.">of the Lord</a> <a href="/greek/2597.htm" title="2597: katabas (V-APA-NMS) -- To go down, come down, either from the sky or from higher land, descend. From kata and the base of basis; to descend.">descended</a> <a href="/greek/1537.htm" title="1537: ex (Prep) -- From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.">from</a> <a href="/greek/3772.htm" title="3772: ouranou (N-GMS) -- Perhaps from the same as oros; the sky; by extension, heaven; by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel.">heaven,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/4334.htm" title="4334: proselthōn (V-APA-NMS) -- From pros and erchomai; to approach, i.e. come near, visit, or worship, assent to."></a> <a href="/greek/617.htm" title="617: apekylisen (V-AIA-3S) -- To roll away. From apo and kulioo; to roll away.">rolled away</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3037.htm" title="3037: lithon (N-AMS) -- A stone; met: of Jesus as the chief stone in a building. Apparently a primary word; a stone.">stone,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/2521.htm" title="2521: ekathēto (V-IIM/P-3S) -- To sit, be seated, enthroned; I dwell, reside. From kata; and hemai; to sit down; figuratively, to remain, reside.">sat</a> <a href="/greek/1883.htm" title="1883: epanō (Prep) -- From epi and ano; up above, i.e. Over or on.">on</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">it.</a> 3His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/mark/16-5.htm">Mark 16:5</a> When they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed. <a href="/luke/24-4.htm">Luke 24:4</a> While they were puzzling over this, suddenly two men in radiant apparel stood beside them. <a href="/john/20-12.htm">John 20:12</a> and she saw two angels in white sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head and the other at the feet. <a href="/acts/1-10.htm">Acts 1:10</a> They were looking intently into the sky as He was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. <a href="/revelation/10-1.htm">Revelation 10:1</a> Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head. His face was like the sun, and his legs were like pillars of fire. <a href="/daniel/6-22.htm">Daniel 6:22</a> My God sent His angel and shut the mouths of the lions. They have not hurt me, for I was found innocent in His sight, and I have done no wrong against you, O king.” <a href="/daniel/10-6.htm">Daniel 10:6</a> His body was like beryl, his face like the brilliance of lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of polished bronze, and his voice like the sound of a multitude. <a href="/exodus/3-2.htm">Exodus 3:2</a> There the angel of the LORD appeared to him in a blazing fire from within a bush. Moses saw the bush ablaze with fire, but it was not consumed. <a href="/judges/13-3.htm">Judges 13:3</a> The angel of the LORD appeared to the woman and said to her, “It is true that you are barren and have no children; but you will conceive and give birth to a son. <a href="/2_kings/19-35.htm">2 Kings 19:35</a> And that very night the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies! <a href="/genesis/19-1.htm">Genesis 19:1</a> Now the two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gateway of the city. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them, bowed facedown, <a href="/psalms/104-4.htm">Psalm 104:4</a> He makes the winds His messengers, flames of fire His servants. <a href="/zechariah/3-1.htm">Zechariah 3:1-2</a> Then the angel showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, with Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him. / And the LORD said to Satan: “The LORD rebukes you, Satan! Indeed, the LORD, who has chosen Jerusalem, rebukes you! Is not this man a firebrand snatched from the fire?” <a href="/isaiah/37-36.htm">Isaiah 37:36</a> Then the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies! <a href="/2_samuel/24-16.htm">2 Samuel 24:16</a> But when the angel stretched out his hand to destroy Jerusalem, the LORD relented from the calamity and said to the angel who was destroying the people, “Enough! Withdraw your hand now!” At that time the angel of the LORD was by the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat on it.there.<a href="/matthew/27-51.htm">Matthew 27:51-53</a> And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; … <a href="/acts/16-26.htm">Acts 16:26</a> And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed.<a href="/revelation/11-19.htm">Revelation 11:19</a> And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.was.<a href="/mark/16-3.htm">Mark 16:3-5</a> And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre? … <a href="/luke/24-2.htm">Luke 24:2-5</a> And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre… <a href="/john/20-1.htm">John 20:1,12,13</a> The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/22-33.htm">Amazement</a> <a href="/matthew/2-19.htm">Angel</a> <a href="/matthew/17-9.htm">Descended</a> <a href="/matthew/17-9.htm">Descending</a> <a href="/matthew/27-60.htm">Door</a> <a href="/matthew/27-54.htm">Earthquake</a> <a href="/matthew/27-54.htm">Earth-Shock</a> <a href="/matthew/27-60.htm">Great</a> <a href="/matthew/26-64.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/matthew/11-10.htm">Messenger</a> <a href="/matthew/24-21.htm">Occurred</a> <a href="/matthew/1-1.htm">Roll</a> <a href="/matthew/27-60.htm">Rolled</a> <a href="/matthew/27-60.htm">Rolling</a> <a href="/matthew/27-36.htm">Sat</a> <a href="/matthew/25-24.htm">Severe</a> <a href="/matthew/27-61.htm">Sitting</a> <a href="/matthew/26-64.htm">Sky</a> <a href="/matthew/27-66.htm">Stone</a> <a href="/matthew/23-25.htm">Violent</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/mark/1-22.htm">Amazement</a> <a href="/matthew/28-5.htm">Angel</a> <a href="/mark/9-9.htm">Descended</a> <a href="/mark/1-10.htm">Descending</a> <a href="/mark/1-33.htm">Door</a> <a href="/acts/16-26.htm">Earthquake</a> <a href="/acts/16-26.htm">Earth-Shock</a> <a href="/matthew/28-8.htm">Great</a> <a href="/matthew/28-18.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/matthew/28-5.htm">Messenger</a> <a href="/mark/13-19.htm">Occurred</a> <a href="/mark/16-3.htm">Roll</a> <a href="/mark/9-20.htm">Rolled</a> <a href="/mark/9-20.htm">Rolling</a> <a href="/mark/2-15.htm">Sat</a> <a href="/luke/4-25.htm">Severe</a> <a href="/mark/2-6.htm">Sitting</a> <a href="/mark/1-10.htm">Sky</a> <a href="/mark/9-42.htm">Stone</a> <a href="/mark/4-37.htm">Violent</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 28</div>1. <a href="/matthew/28-1.htm">Christ's resurrection is declared by an angel to the women.</a> 9. <a href="/matthew/28-9.htm">He himself appears unto them.</a> 11. <a href="/matthew/28-11.htm">The chief priests pay the soldiers to say that he was stolen out of his tomb.</a> 16. <a href="/matthew/28-16.htm">Christ appears to his disciples,</a> 18. <a href="/matthew/28-18.htm">and sends them to baptize and teach all nations.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/28.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/matthew/28.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Suddenly there was a great earthquake The occurrence of a great earthquake signifies a divine intervention, often associated with God's presence and power. Earthquakes in biblical times were seen as manifestations of God's activity (e.g., <a href="/exodus/19-18.htm">Exodus 19:18</a>, <a href="/1_kings/19-11.htm">1 Kings 19:11</a>). This particular earthquake marks the momentous event of Jesus' resurrection, emphasizing its significance. The suddenness of the earthquake underscores the unexpected and miraculous nature of the resurrection.for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven Angels are messengers of God, often appearing at pivotal moments in biblical history. The descent of the angel from heaven highlights the divine origin of the message and action taking place. This angelic appearance is reminiscent of other significant biblical events where angels played crucial roles, such as the announcement of Jesus' birth (<a href="/luke/2-9.htm">Luke 2:9-14</a>) and the angelic assistance to Jesus in the wilderness (<a href="/matthew/4-11.htm">Matthew 4:11</a>).rolled away the stone The rolling away of the stone is a physical act that symbolizes the removal of barriers between humanity and God. The stone, which sealed the tomb, represents death and finality. By rolling it away, the angel demonstrates that Jesus has conquered death. This act fulfills Jesus' prophecy of His resurrection (<a href="/matthew/16-21.htm">Matthew 16:21</a>) and signifies the opening of the way to eternal life for believers.and sat on it The angel sitting on the stone signifies triumph and authority. In ancient times, sitting was a posture of rest and dominion, indicating that the work was completed. The angel's position on the stone serves as a visual testament to the victory over death and the grave. It also reassures the witnesses of the resurrection's reality and the fulfillment of God's promises.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/a/angel_of_the_lord.htm">Angel of the Lord</a> A divine messenger sent by God, often appearing in significant biblical events to deliver messages or perform acts of power. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_great_earthquake.htm">The Great Earthquake</a> A supernatural event marking the resurrection of Jesus, symbolizing God's power and the monumental nature of the resurrection. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_stone.htm">The Stone</a> A large stone that sealed the tomb of Jesus, representing the barrier between death and life, which the angel rolled away. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_tomb.htm">The Tomb</a> The burial place of Jesus, located in a garden near the site of the crucifixion, symbolizing both death and the new life brought by the resurrection. 5. <a href="/topical/h/heaven.htm">Heaven</a> The dwelling place of God and His angels, from where the angel descended, indicating divine intervention in human history.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/d/divine_intervention.htm">Divine Intervention</a> The angel's descent and the earthquake highlight God's direct involvement in the resurrection, reminding us that God is actively working in our lives. <a href="/topical/v/victory_over_death.htm">Victory Over Death</a> The rolling away of the stone signifies the removal of the barrier of death, encouraging believers to live in the victory of Christ's resurrection. <a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_power.htm">Faith in God's Power</a> Just as the stone was rolled away, God can remove obstacles in our lives, calling us to trust in His power and timing. <a href="/topical/w/witness_to_the_resurrection.htm">Witness to the Resurrection</a> The angel sitting on the stone serves as a witness to the resurrection, urging us to be witnesses of Christ's victory in our own lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_28.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 28</a> <a href="/q/how_does_an_angel_move_a_stone_scientifically.htm">If an angel physically rolled away the stone (Matthew 28:2), how can this be reconciled with modern scientific understanding of natural laws? </a> <a href="/q/why_no_external_record_of_matthew_28_2.htm">Why is there no external historical record of the earthquake (Matthew 28:2) or the resurrection outside of the biblical narrative? </a> <a href="/q/bible_contradictions_how_reconciled.htm">Does the Bible contain contradictions, and how reconciled?</a> <a href="/q/is_the_bible_contradictory.htm">Isn’t the Bible full of contradictions?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/28.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) There was a great earthquake.--The words imply, not that they witnessed the earthquake, but that they inferred it from what they saw. The form of the angel is described in <a href="/mark/16-5.htm" title="And entering into the sepulcher, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted.">Mark 16:5</a> as that of a "young man" in white or bright (<a href="/luke/24-4.htm" title="And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments:">Luke 24:4</a>) raiment. This was the answer to the question they had been asking as they came, "Who shall roll away the stone for us?" (<a href="/mark/16-3.htm" title="And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulcher?">Mark 16:3</a>). That would have been beyond their strength.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/28.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 2. - And, behold. A wonderful sight met their eyes. The following event took place before their arrival; they saw only the result. No mortal eye beheld, and no pen has recorded, the actual issuing of the Lord from the closed tomb. There was a great earthquake. St. Matthew does not attempt to give the exact sequence of events. Probably the shock, caused by the sudden advent and action of the angel, befell as the women were approaching the cemetery. Christ had risen before this occurrence, nothing being a barrier to his spiritual body. For the angel of the Lord... from the door. The narrator accounts for the phenomenon just mentioned. The words, "from the door," are omitted by the best manuscripts, the Vulgate, and modern editors, and seem to be a marginal interpolation. The angel rolled away the stone which Joseph had rolled up (<a href="/matthew/27-60.htm">Matthew 27:60</a>), not in order to afford passage to the body of the Lord, who had already raised himself, but to give the women and others entrance to the empty tomb, and to strike terror into the heart of the soldiers. In the case of Lazarus the stone had to be removed to give exit to the resuscitated body - a natural body (<a href="/john/11-39.htm">John 11:39, 41</a>); in the case of Jesus such removal was not necessary, as his was a spiritual body, possessed of supernatural powers and qualities (<a href="/john/20-19.htm">John 20:19</a>). And sat upon it. In triumph, and to show that it was not to be replaced; death had done its work, and now was vanquished. Angels' appearances had always accompanied the great events in the history of the chosen people; angels had shown themselves at Christ's birth, at his temptation, at his agony; now they guard his tomb, proving that he was well pleasing unto the Lord, and was raised from the grave by him. The narration of this awful incident was probably given by the soldiers, who alone witnessed it. <a href="/commentaries/matthew/28-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Suddenly ἰδοὺ (idou) Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2400.htm">Strong's 2400: </a> See! Lo! Behold! Look! Second person singular imperative middle voice of eido; used as imperative lo! there was ἐγένετο (egeneto) Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1096.htm">Strong's 1096: </a> A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude. a great μέγας (megas) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3173.htm">Strong's 3173: </a> Large, great, in the widest sense. earthquake, σεισμὸς (seismos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4578.htm">Strong's 4578: </a> A shaking (as an earthquake); a storm. From seio; a commotion, i.e. a gale, an earthquake. for γὰρ (gar) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1063.htm">Strong's 1063: </a> For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason. an angel ἄγγελος (angelos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_32.htm">Strong's 32: </a> From aggello; a messenger; especially an 'angel'; by implication, a pastor. of [the] Lord Κυρίου (Kyriou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2962.htm">Strong's 2962: </a> Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master. descended καταβὰς (katabas) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2597.htm">Strong's 2597: </a> To go down, come down, either from the sky or from higher land, descend. From kata and the base of basis; to descend. from ἐξ (ex) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1537.htm">Strong's 1537: </a> From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out. heaven, οὐρανοῦ (ouranou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3772.htm">Strong's 3772: </a> Perhaps from the same as oros; the sky; by extension, heaven; by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel. rolled away ἀπεκύλισεν (apekylisen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_617.htm">Strong's 617: </a> To roll away. From apo and kulioo; to roll away. the τὸν (ton) Article - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. stone, λίθον (lithon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3037.htm">Strong's 3037: </a> A stone; met: of Jesus as the chief stone in a building. Apparently a primary word; a stone. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. sat ἐκάθητο (ekathēto) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2521.htm">Strong's 2521: </a> To sit, be seated, enthroned; I dwell, reside. From kata; and hemai; to sit down; figuratively, to remain, reside. on ἐπάνω (epanō) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1883.htm">Strong's 1883: </a> From epi and ano; up above, i.e. Over or on. it. αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. 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